12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Clip-on Earrings
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1990s Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline, Par...
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Solitaire Rings
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Aquamarine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Bangles
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
2010s American Modern Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Solitaire Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s American Contemporary Fashion Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
Late 20th Century American Retro Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Engagement Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Thai Engagement Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, Silver, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Wedding Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Spinel, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cluster Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Engagement Rings
Sapphire, Padparadscha Sapphire , Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Tennis Bracelets
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Go...
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Italian Retro Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Stud Earrings
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Mandarin Garnet, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, White Go...
Vintage 1950s French Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Vintage 1980s English Link Bracelets
Diamond, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Art Deco Cocktail Rings
Citrine, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
Late 20th Century Thai Baroque Drop Earrings
Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold,...
2010s Singaporean Cluster Rings
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
2010s American Stud Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
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12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 12 Carat Oval Blue Sapphire?
The Legacy of Sapphire in Jewelry Design
On 1stDibs, shop the bright blue gems that star in sapphire rings, sapphire necklaces and other vintage and antique sapphire jewelry.
Sapphires — the stone of choice for Napoleon, Princess Diana and Elizabeth Taylor — have been a favorite of aristocrats and the well-to-do since the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Picture a sapphire. If the stone you conjure is a deep cornflower blue, you’re seeing only part of the picture. Although blue Kashmirs are considered the most valuable, sapphires come in every color except red. No matter the hue, this very special gem is rich in history and beloved by royals (FYI, Princess Diana and Kate Middleton share an 11-carat sapphire engagement ring), so September babies are in very noble company.
America’s version of royalty — old money and celebrities — have also shown a predilection for the blue stones. In 1940, John D. Rockefeller Jr. had Cartier mount a 62-carat sapphire he had bought from an Indian maharajah in a brooch for his first wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller; in 2001, the piece sold for a then-record of $3,031,000 at Christie’s New York.
The grand dame of jewelry, Elizabeth Taylor had a passion for the gems that her lovers were happy to indulge. Second husband Michael Wilding gave her an engagement ring set with a cabochon sapphire, while Richard Burton famously presented her with a BVLGARI sautoir set with diamonds and sapphires, including at its center a cabochon Burmese weighing 52.72 carats. One of the star lots in the sale of Taylor’s jewels at the Christie’s New York in 2011, it sold for $5,906,500.
You don’t have to have blue blood or a bulging bank account, however, to get an eyeful of this much-coveted gem. A number of outstanding examples reside in public collections.
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History owns the 423-carat Logan sapphire, a gift from the Guggenheim family, and the Hall sapphire and diamond necklace, designed by Harry Winston and featuring 36 fine, well-matched cushion-cut Sri Lankan sapphires weighing a combined 195 carats. Also in the collection is the Bismarck sapphire necklace, designed by Cartier and sporting a central sapphire weighing 98.6 carats, which Mona Von Bismarck donated to the museum.
Sapphires are composed of corundum. Their color derives from trace elements, such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper or magnesium. When the trace element produces a ruby hue, the stone is called, what else, a ruby. (which is, as mentioned above, why sapphires cannot be red by definition).
The allure of large gemstones endures throughout the periods characterized as vintage, and sapphire features frequently in vintage engagement rings. (On 1stDibs, a range of buying guides can be found for those in the market for antique engagement rings, vintage engagement rings or Art Deco engagement rings.)
Find an exquisite collection of vintage and antique sapphire jewelry on 1stDibs.